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Feeling “disinformed” lowers compliance with COVID-19 guidelines: Evidence from the US, UK, Netherlands and Germany

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: This study indicates that, during the first phase of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic in 2020, citizens from the US, UK, Netherlands, and Germany experienced relatively high levels of mis- and disinformation in their general information environment. We asked respondents to indicate the extent to which they experienced that information on coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 and the disease

Source: Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review

DOI: 10.37016/mr-2020-023

Authors: Michael Hameleers, Toni G. L. A. van der Meer, Anna Brosius

Institution: University of Amsterdam

Language: English

Topic: Misinformation and Its Impacts

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek